On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 09:43:16PM +0100, Markus Koschany wrote: > Hello, > > one month ago i have started a similar thread on debian-devel-games but > haven't got much feedback although at least one team member replied and > supported my proposal. [1] > [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-games/2012/10/msg00062.html > > My original idea was to track orphaned games, incorporate them into the > games team and eventually remove them if nobody is interested in > maintaining these games. I think i have identified some candidates and > therefore would like to ask the qa-list for advice and whether it makes > sense to pursue the idea.
If you want to adopt orphaned packages, go ahead. If you want to maintain the packages in the games team, that's your choice. But I don't see the point in incorporating the packages into the games team if it is still uncertain who is going to maintain them there. > > I would like to see the following games removed from Debian because they > have been orphaned for a long time and are of poor quality (gameplay, > graphics, overall impression, no upstream) and will waste developer time in > the > future because someone has to polish the packages. > > These games are: > > * XBattle > * XBoinc > * shisen.app > * stepbill.app > * battleball > * XChain > * XBomb > * XTux No objection from me. > > I suggest to remove them all at once as soon as Wheezy has been released > to give people enough time to reintroduce the games for the next stable > release, if someone really cares about them but wasn't aware of their current > status before. Sounds reasonable, although I don't see a problem with submitting RM bugs now without waiting for wheezy to be released. > > As far as i understand the removal process [2], ftp-masters need some > sort of reference for such a decision. I hope this thread gathers enough > feedback and can later be considered as such a reference. > [2] http://wiki.debian.org/ftpmaster_Removals I think it's OK to gather a few facts and decide to submit RM bugs if you're convinced that removing the packages is the right choice without much feedback gathering. Regards, Bart Martens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121123214421.gb26...@master.debian.org